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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1885

Page

3

MARKET REPORT SHOWS WIDE VARIETY OF FARM PRICES

General Farm Produce notes firm No 1 day at 17 50 18 for hay and various feeds, beans weak, York state peas hard to quote, evaporated apples steady, Florida oranges selling well. Poultry receipts light with modest demand, venison scarce, nuts mostly firm, coffee and sugar steady, tropical fruits quiet, whiskey steady, oils mixed, cotton futures firm with overall quiet trading and steady prices.

New York Prime Mercantile Stock Exchange Lake Shore Lackawanna Earl New Yor Central West Shore Lake Snare New York Central St. Paul Northwestern Jersey Central Erie New Missouri Kansas Texas Indian Territory Toledo Wabash St. Louis Alton Serre Haute Kansas City Omaha Cumberland Pennsylvania New Jersey Louisville Nashville Iron Mountain Cairo Arkansas Texas Firsts Colorado Ron Houston Texas Central Hoosac Tunnel Fitchburg Company Erie Canal Boston Leland Line Fitchburg Board of Trade and Merchants Exchange Massachusetts New England A. E. Ayer Congress Street M.C. Dermid & Co Chicago Milwaukee Minnesota Tolledo Detroit St Louis Ilwaukee Western Canada York State Florida Norfolk St. Andrews Virginia Rio lSle Java Maracaibo Laguira Farneil Pembroke Cherokee Huron Mowhawk Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico New Orleans China Messina Palermo Catania Valencia Malaga Jamaica Baracoa Cincinnati Centennial Beacon Light Thorne Creek Murphy Manchester The Guardian Liverpool Uplands Orleans Marcel

Maritime Cargo Whispers Across Ports

Readable entries show goods and commodities from ships and destinations including Durham City Glasgow Cardenas Liverpool and Sibe rian. Items listed cover lard beef pork flour wheat cheese apples and box goods with quantities such as 27 to 20,000 units, across London Hayti St John and Glasgow routes.

London Eng Durham City Jacobs Anna L Taylor ST John RG Moran Cardenas Cuba Boylston Liverpool Palestine Glasgow Scot Halifax Siberian

Inland Rail Goods Trade Ledger Itemization

A dense list records shipments across Maine and Lowell divisions, detailing quantities of wheat, corn, seeds, butter, eggs, apples, potatoes, hay, lumber, leather, hides, and other commodities. Entries propose weights, cases, and bags, plus vessel and rail references for multiple routes and firms.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad St Cok Tolis New York and New England Railroad Maine Rayroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody, Saiem Isxorester Sea

Court Docket Highlights Personal Injury and Stock Dispute Cases

In a docket from South Boston, juries ruled for the defendant in Durmin vs Stetson over a fall at a lumber yard. Jacques vs Goff concerns $128 for 100 Hilton mining shares, with defendants denying sale and noting an insolvency discharge. Smith vs railroad and Hannah Smith vs same claim a right of way damaged by dug ditches, with trial pending. Manuel Fernandez vs Baker seeks $3000 for injuries on a schooner, while Goldman v Flynn involves furniture damage from a removal. Multiple cases listed for future sessions and other docket entries.

Bacon John Durmin Alpheus M. Stetson Boston T. J. Morrison N. Morse H. G William W. Jacques Edward H. Goff Hilton Mining and Milling Company Edward H. Hastings E. W. Cate W. W. Gooch Henry E. Smith New York and New England Railroad Company Hannah Smith Columbia Street John S. Eldredge W.C. Loring and Saltonstall Knowlton Manuel Fernandez James Baker William A. Crocker G. M. Browne T.J. Morrison H. Dodge Simon Goldman David Flynn Murray Place Caine F. S. Hesseltine J. A. Maxwell

Court adjourns to February 24 in White et al v Flint

The court, after hearing White et al. v. Flint, adjourns to February 24. Remaining cases include see vs. Stritel 422, hildeth v. Morse 4142, Henry et al Rep v. 2072 Chase v. Tracy, Nutt 126 Southworth v. Ed 1665 Maguire Ass Rep v. Mends, Reed v. Harrington. No new cases will be set for trial this term.

Brigham White Hildeth Morse Henry Als Chase Tracy Nutt Southworth Maguire Mends Park Reed Harrington

National Business Failures Reported for Week

R G Dun Co reports 253 U S and 37 Canada failures this week, total 290, up from 270 last week. Western southern and Pacific states bear most losses. eastern and middle states lighter. Notable cases include Crocker Brown tanners of Salem liable for 103000, insolvency petition against Minot Tirreil of Lynn, and Bangor bootmakers facing partial recoveries. creditors of Horace and Dana Goff estimated debt around 125000 to 130000 with 35 40 percent secured, assets mainly real estate. Debtor lists include James Hazeltine Concord attached, M Oysterman New Haven assigned, and several $50 000 contracts in Suffolk County real estate attachments.

R. G. Dun & Co United States Canada Pacific Middle States Crocker Brown, Tanners Salem Mass H. Leonard & Co Minot Tirreil Lynn W.F. Shaw Boots and Shoes Bangor Ppa L. F. Forrest & Co A. H. Berry Portland Hayes & Young, Grocers Lewiston Horace Dana Goff Auburn Dana James Hazeltine Concord N. H M. Oysterman Cigars and Tobacco New Haven Conn Philo Bennett Suffolk County Daniel L. Demmon Lewis Coleman Same John Shepard George W. Hargrove Stephen A. Buxton

Senate schedules and bills on telegraph firms and truancy

In the senate on Friday, Norris offered an order allowing the mercantile affairs committee to issue for papers in telegraph and telephone regulation. Root reported a bill to prevent enticing children to truancy. Scott reported a bill to permit interchanging services among certain courts. Petitions by Margaret Murphy and Alonzo Davis were acted on with different outcomes. Several bills and resolves moved through engrossment and accpeted reports, including school book dues abatement, armory rents, and station location disputes.

Senate Norris Committee On Mercantile Affairs Root Committee On Education Scott Judiciary Margaret Murphy Alonzo Davis Board of Assessors Rutland Ayer Savings Bank Westport Watertown Cambridge Secretary of the Commonwealth Commissioners of Prisons General Court J. B. Marshall William J. Balmer Municipal Court Brighton Boston Nathaniel W. Ladd Milford Committee On Banks George F. Blake Manufacturing Company Boston and Maine Railroad Causeway Street Haymarket Square

House debate on charter reform and liquor bills in springfield

The House discussed a judiciary committee report to amend Springfield’s charter to elect one alderman per ward and a bill to change venue in certain cases. Reports covered Brookline shade tree funding, road trips to Haverhill, and denial of secret sessions by the Finance Committee. Other items included liquor law actions, penalties for gambling near stations, and a tax on early Boston liquor sales. The day concluded with a postponed vote on Boston exemption and related amendments.

Reardon Finance Committee House Judiciary Committee Springfield Committee On Towns Brookline Ettrick Boston Haverhill Beard State House Elias Richards Fannie Gill Richard T. Noyes Newbury Eastern Railroad Company Braintree Rod and Gun Club

Icebound Vessels Off Nantucket Quay Suffer No Losses Yet

Revenue cutters Dexter and Gallatin aided six grounded schooners on Nantucket shoals amid ice and gale. Dolly Varden and Charles A. Ropes crews were rescued, while the other ships remained blocked, with no lives lost and damage to cargoes not yet estimable.

United States Dexter Gallatin Tuckernuck Bank Nantucket Bridgeham Dolly Varden Jonesboro Charles A. Ropes Lubec Townsend Ropes Smith Hunt Nantucket Shoals Hoboken Boston H. T. Townsend Pembroke New York Sammy Ford Lubee Allen Eastport Alba St. Johns Linden Calais Thompson Muskeget Chas. A. Ropes Weehauken

Confession Reopens Billy Patterson Mystery in Carnesville

John Dyer of Rabun County confessed on his deathbed to being present at the 60 year old row in Carnesville and to delivering the blow that struck Billy Patterson. Dyer died this week at 99, once feared by law, later a respected Rabun citizen, finally revealing the long kept secret.

Clarkville New York Billy Patterson Betsy Patterson Carnesville John Dyer Halbersham County Dyer Rabun County

Bob Lincoln's Future in Chicago News Style

The Chicago News reports Bob Lincoln will leave the war department after March 4. He has earned a steady reputation as an executive officer through unpretentious work. Emerson noted his father’s distinction, and this son has grown to fit the era's needs with quiet competence.

Chicago Incubus McDonald, Mackin The Chicago News Bob” Lincoln War Department Emerson Abraham Lincoln Robert T. Lincoln

An Old Merchant Recalls Boston's Early Commerce

To the Editor of the Boston Post the writer recalls 1825 onward Boston, describing Quincy Market foundation, early wharves and docks, and grain and fish firms. He notes lines of packets to Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Albany, pre railroad cargo, and the 6 hour Albany to Boston train era, ending with witnessing the Unicorn steamer and the ice cut.

Boston Post Evening Record Boston Quincy Market House Market Lewis Wharf City Wharf Wessels Fife and Brown Wharf Ann Street E. & O. Munroe Long Wharf E. & O. Monroe Nathaniel Vinal Robert Vinal John St. Edgerly Hamilton Davidson Geo. Ellis & Co Thomas Kingsbury Elisha Wheeler Moses Clark Charlestown Wesson & Gerry Cambridge Thomas Hastings Hastings & Dana Otis Monroe Commercial Street Fife & Bown Josh Lock Ebenezer Nicholson Josh Greem J. M. Leavitt Jonathan Lane Eades Isaiah Bangs John F. Robinson Robinson & Plumer Greggs & Weld Nathaniel Greggs James Lincoln & Co Parker & Swift E. Williams & Co Harvey Scudder & Co Horace Scud Custom House Philadelphia Packets Farrow & Williams Station Capt. Whitten Hingham Atlantic Avenue State Street Baltimore Central Wharf Albany Commerce Street Joshua Sears Harris, Gray & Co Billings & Marsh J. & D. Goodman South Boston Federal Street Boston and Albany South Cove George Ellis & Co Front Street Harrison Avenue Boston Wharf Company Boston and Albany Railroad Liverpool Boston Harbor

St Paul and Duluth Exhibit Shows 1884 Financials

The St Paul and Duluth railroad exhibit for 1884 reports net earnings and expenses. It details land and stumpage sales, total net receipts, gross income, and net income for the year, with dividends paid on preferred stock and year end balances. Also noted is the Portland and Ogdensburg railroad receiver General Anderson filing a quarterly report showing gross receipts and expenses for the quarter.

INGE Ccs Cocks Usbesseecssp Taylor’s Falls Portland and Ogdensburg Gen. Anderson Supreme Court Portland

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